tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92089747543008910662024-03-08T07:08:59.519-08:00My Favorite BandsTrash metal/Glam metal/Heavy metal and bands 80-90 ans®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-80681369664243281252011-02-08T07:10:00.000-08:002011-02-08T07:11:48.468-08:00MOTLEY CRUE<a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/motley crue/fringle14/crue.jpg?o=5" target="_blank"><img src="http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo319/fringle14/crue.jpg" border="0"></a><br />
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil.Mötley Crüe was formed on January 17, 1981 when bass guitarist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist/guitarist Greg Leon. Lee had worked previously with Leon in a band called Suite 19 and the trio practiced together for some time with Leon eventually deciding not to continue. Nikki and Tommy then began a search for new members. Sixx and Lee soon met guitarist Bob "Mick Mars" Deal. Mars was quickly auditioned and subsequently hired by Sixx and Lee.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-60921144554860943102011-02-08T06:57:00.000-08:002011-02-08T06:57:26.048-08:00STEELHEART<a href="http://media.photobucket.com/image/steelheart/kebak_tansau/steelheart.jpg?o=3" target="_blank"><img src="http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff150/kebak_tansau/steelheart.jpg" border="0"></a><br />
Steelheart is a glam metal band based in Norwalk, Connecticut. Formed in 1990, the band is fronted by vocalist Miljenko Matijevic.Steelheart started off as a rock band called Red Alert whose members included James Ward (bass), Chris Risola (guitars), Jack Wilkenson (drums) and after auditioning, Miljenko Matijevic on vocals. Frank DiCostanzo joined as a second guitarist and John Fowler replaced Jack Wilkenson on drums, after leaving the band Rage of Angels. Recording a four-track demo tape, Matijevic managed to meet artist manager Stan Poses. Poses wasn't interested but the next day, after hearing the demo tape, called confirming that "Red Alert" had just been given a contract with MCA records. Realizing that the Red Alert name was already taken, the band settled on Steelheart allegedly because of their attitude after trying to get a record deal for so long.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-84657292668361155792010-10-23T07:15:00.001-07:002010-10-23T07:15:37.400-07:00POISON<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/poison%20band" target="_blank"><img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f290/mkislack/Poison.jpg" border="0" alt="80's Band Poison Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Poison is an American glam metal band that achieved huge success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. To date, the band have released eight studio albums, four live albums, and four compilations. Poison have sold over 30 million records worldwide and have sold 16.5 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the Hot 100 number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". In the 2000s, with the original line up back together, the band found new popularity after a successful greatest hits reunion tour. Band members have released several solo albums and starred in successful reality TV shows. After 25 years, the band is still recording music and performing.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-29806635480338348072010-08-28T06:18:00.000-07:002010-08-28T06:18:18.860-07:00KIX<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/kix" target="_blank"><img src="http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq96/Smelly_Markers/kix.jpg" border="0" alt="KIX Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Kix is an American hard rock/heavy metal band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Kix was started by Brian "Damage" Forsythe and Donnie Purnell in Dec. of 1977 in Hagerstown, Maryland. The first song Brian and Donnie played together was Atomic Bombs. They played with two musicians from Pittsburgh, "Tee" and "Tunes." The first practices were at the Old Mill Inn, in Williamsport, Maryland, just outside of Hagerstown. Because "Tee" and "Tunes" lived so far away the rehearsals didn't work out. They started rehearsing with Ronnie "10/10" Younkins, whom Ronnie asked to join the new band. Soon after they invited Donnie Spence to join as a drummer. He didn't have a car so he was picked up every day for rehearsals.<br />
Steve Whiteman was added to the band after a couple of other lead singers (Terry Brady and Sam Smith) didn't work out. Steve also played drums, so he and Donnie Spence, who was also a good singer, would alternate drums and lead vocals. Steve though, sang all the difficult songs. The guys met Steve at a show at The Other Place in Ridgely, WV. They had heard about him, and went to see him play with his old band. During the break they took him out to the car and played him a cassette of their original songs. They asked him to join. A week later Steve moved to Hagerstown, to join what was then called "The Shooze."<br />
After a while, Donnie Spence didn't work out anymore. Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant was recruited as the drummer for "The Shooze." Jimmy was Donnie Purnell's old bandmate and had played with him in his previous bands "Fire and Rain", "Starship" and "Jax". Brian used to go see Donnie and Jimmy playing those bands. From the beginning Ronnie had envisioned this as the perfect line-up: Donnie (who also wrote cool songs), Jimmy and Ronnie, all musicians he knew and admired from around town. So by late 1979 the classic Kix lineup of Steve Whiteman (lead vocals), Ronnie "10/10" Younkins (lead guitars), Brian "Damage" Forsythe (rhythm guitars), Donnie Purnell (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), and Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant (drums, backing vocals) was complete.<br />
They changed their name to "The Generators," when they realized there was another band out of Chicago, named "The Shooze." They began recording their first album on Atlantic in 1980 before eventually settling on "Kix."®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-72774771678925728042010-08-28T05:57:00.000-07:002010-08-28T05:57:51.731-07:00VIXEN<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/vixen%20band" target="_blank"><img src="http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o452/acw346/vixen-01.jpg" border="0" alt="Vixen Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Vixen is an all-female American hard rock band which achieved some commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the Los Angeles, California glam metal scene.<br />
Vixen was formed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1980 by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund while still at high school. In 1984, an early version of the band with Kuehnemund, singer Janet Gardner and bassist Pia Maiocco (who later married guitarist Steve Vai) appeared in the movie Hardbodies, as the on-screen band Diaper Rash. In 1985, the band moved to Los Angeles, California to be part of the L.A. rock scene.In 1997, drummer Roxy Petrucci reformed Vixen, with Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gina Stile (lead guitar), and Rana Ross (bass). This lineup toured the United States in 1997, and in 1998 Gardner, Stile, and Petrucci recorded the album Tangerine. After the release of the new album, Roxy's sister Maxine Petrucci was brought in to play bass on a U.S. tour of 1998, but they were sued for copyright infringement by Kuehnemund.<br />
In 1999, Share Pedersen joined her husband's band, the Dogs D'Amour, who were reforming after a long hiatus. She appeared on their 2000 album, Happy Ever After, playing bass, keyboards, and, backing vocals. Share and her husband, Bam, also have their own band, Bubble, which is very popular in L.A..®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-63993891230071893802010-08-28T05:50:00.000-07:002010-08-28T05:50:12.629-07:00WRATHCHILD<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/wrathchild" target="_blank"><img src="http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr342/hardos80/wrathchild.jpg" border="0" alt="wrathchild Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Wrathchild (sometimes known as Wrathchild UK in the United States due to a naming conflict with Wrathchild America) were an English heavy metal band. Formed in 1980, the group are one of the first (if not the first) true bands of the glam metal genre, starting off at least a year before other bands of the genre such as Mötley Crüe. In addition, they were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene. However, they did not gain the same level of success or influence as their American counterparts.<br />
In their home country, the band were well known for their D.I.Y. aesthetic (common for many NWOBHM bands), over the top stage shows, and striking image. During their early days, they would often play in pubs but still used confetti, pyrotechnics, and dressed in full glam metal gear, including their trademark platform boots and huge, teased hair.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-48135395460128677902010-08-28T05:44:00.001-07:002010-08-28T05:44:58.016-07:00DOKKEN<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/dokken" target="_blank"><img src="http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q74/slamminsammin/Dokken.jpg" border="0" alt="dokken Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band that was formed in 1978. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.[2] The band was a nominated for a Grammy.<br />
Dokken was composed of founder Don Dokken on vocals, George Lynch on lead guitars, Juan Croucier on bass, and "Wild" Mick Brown on drums. In 1983 Croucier left Dokken in order to join Ratt and was replaced by Jeff Pilson. Currently, Dokken and Brown remain from the original line-up. After several personnel changes on guitar, Dokken's attorney Jon Levin stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001, Barry Sparks replaced Jeff Pilson on the bass guitar. In 2009, Sean McNabb replaced Barry Sparks on bass guitar.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-5596789226080894302010-08-28T05:43:00.000-07:002010-08-28T05:43:05.472-07:00L.A GUNS<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/la%20guns" target="_blank"><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/suckmyballs_04/la_guns02.jpg" border="0" alt="la guns Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
L.A. Guns is a name used by two American glam metal bands whose music is frequently associated with the L.A. glam metal scene which grew up around the Sunset Strip in the 1980s, in particular the sleaze rock subgenre. Three members of the first L.A. Guns lineup, including founder Tracii Guns, were involved in the formation of the first incarnation of Guns N' Roses. L.A. Guns merged with fellow L.A. group Hollywood Rose, but they soon all left the group.<br />
L.A. Guns were then reformed by singer Paul Black initially under a different moniker until Tracii joined the band. The lineup changed to what is now known as the classic lineup with Phil Lewis on vocals, Tracii Guns on lead guitar, Mick Cripps on rhythm guitar, Kelly Nickels on bass and Steve Riley on drums releasing three moderately successful albums. During the early 90's the group were dropped from their label and several members left the group with the band going through numerous lineup changes afterwards. In 1999 the classic lineup reunited for a reunion tour and later began recording new material.<br />
In 2002 Tracii left the group forming Brides of Destruction with Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx. The remaining members decided to continue on without Tracii, adding guitarist Stacey Blades and releasing new material on the album Tales from the Strip. After Tracii put the Brides on hiatus he formed a solo band he eventually renamed L.A. Guns. Both bands continue to tour under the L.A. Guns moniker.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-17847006927114349472010-08-13T09:14:00.000-07:002010-08-13T09:14:14.902-07:00ROXX GANG<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/roxx%20gang" target="_blank"><img src="http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/GlamMan101/Roxxgang.jpg" border="0" alt="roxx gang Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Roxx Gang were a glam metal band formed in Largo, Florida in 1985.<br />
They were fronted by Kevin Steele, who formed the band along with guitarist Eric Carrol. After going through several lineup changes, the band garnered record company attention in 1987 with their Love 'Em and Leave 'Em demo. The band recorded their debut album Things You've Never Done Before with their lineup now consisting of Steele, Jeff Taylor Blanchard (guitar), Wade Hays (guitar), Roby "Strychnine" Strine (bass), and David James Blackshire (drums). It was produced by Beau Hill and went on to sell a quarter million copies worldwide. The band broke up in 1991 due to infighting and record company issues. Steele then formed a new version of the band along with Roby Strine, with guitarist Dallas Perkins and drummer Andy James, who promptly departed within a year after the band's following died. Then drummer Tommy Weder and Toronto guitarist Stacey Blades joined the group. Strine quit in 1994 and was replaced with Dorian Sage. The band released its first album since Things called the Voodoo You Love and went on to release several more albums in the late 1990s. The band also added guitarist Jeff Vitolo and Vinnie Granese to the band. After playing and touring together for years, in 1998–1999 this new lineup went on to tour and record under the name "Mojo Gurus". In 2000 Blades Quit Roxx Gang citing musical and personal differences and moved to L.A. where he hooked up with L.A. Guns in 2003, replacing Tracii Guns.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-13671747672944314432010-08-13T09:11:00.001-07:002010-08-13T09:11:55.397-07:00HANOI ROCKS<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/hanoi%20rocks" target="_blank"><img src="http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b170/drumlin/hanoi%20rocks/c3804141.jpg" border="0" alt="hanoi Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley. Original members vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy came back together in 2001 and were active with the new line-up of Hanoi Rocks until 2009.<br />
In the 80s Hanoi Rocks was the most successful Finnish band internationally and are still popular in the United States, Japan, and England. They were also one of the first rock bands to tour in Asia, and were the first western rock band to play in Delhi. According to Finnish radio and TV personality Jone Nikula (who was also Hanoi Rocks' tour manager in the 2000s), Hanoi Rocks' albums have sold around 780.000–1.000.000 copies around the world, but mostly in Scandinavia and Japan. They are more known for their energetic live performances than for album sales though.<br />
The band have been cited as pioneers of hair metal.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-64933036577482515152010-08-13T09:09:00.000-07:002010-08-13T09:09:47.911-07:00EVERY MOTHER NIGHTMARE (EMN)<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/emn" target="_blank"><img src="http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d144/RevDarkness/Metal%20Bands/emn.jpg" border="0" alt="Every Mother\'s Nightmare Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Every Mother's Nightmare (EMN) is a Heavy Metal band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1987 by vocalist Rick Ruhl and guitarist Steve Malone. Bassist, Mark McMurty, and drummer, Jim Phipps, completed the lineup. EMN blended blues, metal, and southern rock for their sound. Before moving to Nashville, Rick Ruhl spent his formative teenage years in the West Knoxville area (Concord Tn.) where he was most likely influenced by that area's local garage rock bands (featuring Bruce Watkins, Kevin Morgan and Eddie Francis.)<br />
EMN's career ended as quickly as it started. With the label-signing frenzy of the late '80's of hard rock/metal bands, EMN benefited and gained some minor success. However, just as quickly, they were swallowed up in the even-larger signing frenzy of grunge.<br />
They reached their biggest success with the single, 'Love Can Make You Blind,' which reached #22 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.<br />
EMN still enjoys a local following in the Memphis and Nashville music scene.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-33866333787416613012010-08-13T09:06:00.000-07:002010-08-13T09:06:05.830-07:00CRY WOLF<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/cry%20wolf%20band" target="_blank"><img src="http://i644.photobucket.com/albums/uu166/norman_ferianto/CryWolfbandpict.jpg" border="0" alt="Cry Wolf band pic Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Cry Wolf was a melodic hard rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, originally named Heroes formed in the mid '80's with Tim Hall (vocals), Steve McKnight (guitar), Phil Deckard (bass), John Freixas (drums) and JC Crampton (Keyboards).<br />
In 1986, the band moved to Los Angeles and started working the Hollywood club circuit, soon thereafter recruiting Hall's friend Paul Cancilla on drums. During recording sessions for their demo, the keyboardist, JC left and they were forced to change the name of the band. To generate a mailing list and search for a name at the same time the band ran a contest in the local BAM magazine. The person(s) who came up with the winning name would win Mötley Crüe tickets. The name "Cry Wolf" was chosen out of hundreds of entries.<br />
At about the same time, a demo of the band was out on the streets and was starting a buzz on the strip. Word got out overseas and Cry Wolf was convinced to release it as a limited red vinyl in Japan and do a handful of live shows, all of which sold out. The band was promptly offered a recording contract and released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut on Epic/Sony which featured the Beatles song "I Am The Walrus".®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-66952916698345445182010-08-08T01:29:00.000-07:002010-08-08T01:29:21.925-07:00WINGER<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/winger" target="_blank"><img src="http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg41/Danaychee/winger.jpg" border="0" alt="winger Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Winger is an American heavy metal/hard rock band formed in New York City that gained popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band's two platinum albums, Winger and In the Heart of the Young, along with charting singles "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak", and "Miles Away", put the band on the top of the charts by the early 1990s. In 1990, the band was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band". As the music scene changed in the early to mid-1990s with the popularity of grunge, the band faded after their third release Pull.<br />
After disbanding in 1994, bassist/lead vocalist Kip Winger went on to a solo career, guitarist Reb Beach went on to touring projects with artists like Dokken and Alice Cooper, and the band's other members pursued or resumed careers as session musicians. Rhythm guitarist/keyboardist Paul Taylor left the band before the recording of its 1993 album Pull and was replaced by guitarist John Roth for the album's tour; Roth has been a full-fledged recording and touring member since then. The band reunited in 2001 for several successful tours, but halted activity again in 2003 due to Reb Beach's touring commitment with Whitesnake as well as his solo album "Masquerade" and involvement with "supergroup" project The Mob with King's X frontman Doug Pinnick and Night Ranger drummer Kelly Keagy, resulted in a single self-titled album in 2005. In 2006, the band's 1993 touring line-up (minus Paul Taylor but including John Roth) re-united to record the band's first studio album in over 13 years, IV. The band has toured in support of the album into 2008. In 2009 the band released 5th album Karma®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-89178460697067213192010-07-25T07:13:00.000-07:002010-07-25T07:13:27.016-07:00BAD ENGLISH<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/bad%20english" target="_blank"><img src="http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz91/playernay786/playernat786/Bad_English.jpg" border="0" alt="bad english Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Bad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys.The members decided on a name for the band while playing pool. John Waite missed a shot and Jonathan Cain made a comment on how bad his "english" was (referring to the spin a player puts on the cue ball) and the band decided to use the phrase.<br />
Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with three hit singles, including the number one hit "When I See You Smile" written by Diane Warren, the top 10 hit "Price of Love," and "Possession." Another track from the debut album, the AOR song "Best of What I Got", was featured in the soundtrack to 1989's Tango and Cash.<br />
The band's second album, 1991's "Backlash" came and went without any fanfare. The only single, "Straight To Your Heart," just missed the Top 40, peaking at #42. Ricky Phillips writes on his website that the group had parted company before the second album had been mixed. Both Phillips and guitarist Neal Schon expressed frustration with the "pop" side of the band's songs and wanted a harder edge. In the end, it proved to be the band's undoing as everyone left to pursue other projects.<br />
In later interviews Waite revealed that although he loved playing to stadium-sized audiences, he was uncomfortable with the corporate rock image that he felt the band had presented and has been a solo artist ever since.<br />
Bad English drummer Deen Castronovo later went on to join a reformed Journey with singer Steve Augeri, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. He also played on Ozzy Osbourne's album Ozzmosis in 1995.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-81040287382776077072010-07-25T06:57:00.000-07:002010-07-25T06:57:57.219-07:00HARDLINE<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/hardline" target="_blank"><img src="http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/BillySheehan999/hardline1.jpg" border="0" alt="Hardline Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Hardline is an American hard rock band.Hardline is a band created by brothers Johnny Gioeli and Joey Gioeli, who had previously played in the bands Killerhit and Brunette (which at one point was the top-drawing band in Hollywood, setting the all-time attendance record at Gazzarri's[citation needed]), later played in the band Gravity, and have since returned to Hardline. The band originally also included guitarist Neal Schon of Journey and Bad English, bassist Todd Jensen (ex-Sequel), and drummer Deen Castronovo. The group was marketed as something of a glam metal band, due to the Gioelli brothers having long hair and dressing in a glam metal style, but their sound had as much in common with hard rock and AOR. A couple of the groups first songs were used in the movie "Rapid Fire" which starred Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts expert, Bruce Lee.<br />
Neal Schon left and then did several projects before finally rejoining Journey. Former Jag Panzer and Shrapnel Records legend Joey Tafolla was approached to join but declined at the time to concentrate on building his southern California merchandising company. Todd Jensen and Deen Castronovo left to join Ozzy Osbourne, though Jensen was replaced by Geezer Butler. Eventually, Deen Castronovo also joined Journey. Drummer Bobby Rock played on Hardline's second album, II. He had previously played several times with the Gioeli brothers in the band Brunette, replacing their regular drummer. They met via Rock's former Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmate Dana Strum, who produced one of Brunette's demos, on which Rock did some drum tracks. Angel keyboardist Michael T. Ross joined the band for II and the live DVD, when they headlined "The Gods Festival" in Bradford, England, June 2002.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-4174513200285546652010-06-23T01:53:00.000-07:002010-06-23T01:54:30.780-07:00VINNIE VINCENT INVASION<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/vinnie%20vincent%20invasion" target="_blank"><img alt="Vinnie Vincent Invasion Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" src="http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac41/sammie666/l_5bda329de4ad4d12ad024c61850941e9.jpg" /></a><br />
Vinnie Vincent Invasion was an American heavy metal/glam metal band formed in 1984 by former KISS guitarist Vinnie Vincent.Initially forming the band in the mid-80's, Vincent recruited bassist Dana Strum, who had also served as a talent scout of sorts in L.A., recruiting band members for the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Kiss (in fact, he had been the one responsible for securing Vincent's place in Kiss in the first place). Bobby Rock came on board as the drummer. With this nucleus of the band intact, the search was on for a lead vocalist. Initially, they were very impressed with an audition tape they had received of a male singer, whose vocal style was very reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant. Unfortunately, however, this auditionee had neglected to leave a name or any form of identification on the tape. In the meantime, as the band attempted to track down this "mystery singer," they temporarily hired former Journey singer Robert Fleischman, who had also previously played with Vinnie Vincent in the band Warrior and would later sing on some Vinnie Vincent solo music, to provide vocals on VVI's self-titled debut album. This first record included material primarily in the style very au-courant glam metal bands of the era.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-6275422817087777992010-06-19T19:53:00.001-07:002010-06-19T19:53:56.381-07:00LEATHERWOLF<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/leatherwolf" target="_blank"><img alt="Leatherwolf Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" src="http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff3/zackmetal_5013/Leatherwolf.jpg" /></a><br />
Leatherwolf is an American heavy metal band that formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1981. Currently comprising vocalist and guitarist Michael Olivieri, guitarists Carey Howe and Greg Erba, bassist Patrick Guyton and drummer Dean Roberts, the band has released five studio albums and is known for its "triple lead guitar attack" style.Formed in the early 80's, Leatherwolf emerged on the Southern California scene despite the band members' young ages. Sharing bills with fellow OC metal acts such as Metallica, Witch, and Slayer at venues like the Woodstock and Radio City, Leatherwolf quickly caught the attention of Enigma Records affiliated indie label Tropical Records who financed the band's eponymous 1984 5-song EP, produced by Randy Burns (who would go on to work with the likes of Megadeth, Helstar, and Kreator). Influenced by European heavy metal in general and Iron Maiden in particular, Leatherwolf's musical sophistication earned them high praise and led to the EP being extended to a full-length album and licensed in Europe. Germany's Steamhammer/SPV released the album in 1985, titled Leatherwolf, while Heavy Metal America, who had the rights for Great Britain, issued it as Endangered Species, so named after one of the songs on the album.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-77519855058015312472010-06-19T19:45:00.000-07:002010-06-19T19:49:36.519-07:00SHOTGUN MESSIAH<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/shotgun%20messiah" target="_blank"><img alt="Shotgun Messiah 1 Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" src="http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/Ozzaros/sh3.jpg" /></a><br />
The band originally went under the name "Kingpin" while in Sweden, recording the album Welcome To Bop City; the line-up featured Zinny J. Zan (vocals), Tim Skold (going by "Tim Tim") (bass), Harry K. Cody (guitar) and Pekka "Stixx" Ollinen (drums). This would become the original line-up of Shotgun Messiah as the band changed their name and relocated to Hollywood, California. The album they released under the "Cools" name was re-recorded and released as Shotgun Messiah's self-titled debut album, Shotgun Messiah. The style of this album was glam metal typical of early 1980s American bands such as Mötley Crüe and Ratt.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-18924696580362264232010-06-01T05:17:00.000-07:002010-06-01T05:22:00.072-07:00CINDERELLA<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/bands%20cinderella" target="_blank"><img alt="Cinderella Night Songs Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" src="http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/IronMike_55/Rock%20Bands/NightSongs.jpg" /></a><br />
Cinderella was formed in Philadelphia in 1983 by singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist Tom Keifer and bassist Eric Brittingham. The initial lineup also included guitarist Michael Smerick and drummer Tony Destra. In 1985, Smerick and Destra left to form Britny Fox, another Philadelphia-based glam metal band that later relocated to Los Angeles. Cinderella got their big break when Jon Bon Jovi saw them perform at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia and recommended that his A&R rep Derek Shulman who knew of the band, to see them as well.In 1985, with a recording contract with Mercury/Polygram Records in the works, guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec joined the band.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-45907818109381635532010-05-31T05:29:00.001-07:002010-05-31T05:29:52.771-07:00MEGADEATH<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/megadeath" target="_blank"><img alt="megadeath Pictures, Images and Photos" border="0" src="http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww26/jester5_01/poster-megadeath-cte.jpg" /></a><br />
Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1983. Founded by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, the band has since released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two EPs, twenty six singles, thirty-two music videos, and three compilations.<br />
As a pioneer of the American thrash metal movement, Megadeth rose to international fame in the 1980s and was ranked as one of the "Big Four of Thrash", along with Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, who were responsible for creating, developing and popularizing the thrash metal sub-genre. Megadeth has experienced numerous line-up changes, due partly to the band's notorious substance abuse problems. From 1983 to 2002, Mustaine and Ellefson were the only continuous members of the band. After finding sobriety and securing a stable line-up, Megadeth went on to release a string of platinum and gold albums, including the platinum-selling landmark Rust in Peace in 1990 and the Grammy nominated, multi-platinum Countdown to Extinction in 1992. Megadeth disbanded in 2002 after Mustaine suffered a severe nerve injury to his left arm. However, following extensive physical therapy, Mustaine reformed the band in 2004 and released The System Has Failed, followed by United Abominations in 2007; the albums debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #18 and #8, respectively. Megadeth, along with their new lead guitarist Chris Broderick, released their twelfth studio album, titled Endgame, on September 15, 2009, which debuted at #9 on the Billboard 200.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-28928506821749100972010-05-26T03:50:00.000-07:002010-05-26T03:50:00.147-07:00BLACK SABBATH<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/black%20sabbath" target="_blank"><img src="http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p62/Vicka456/Stars/Black%20Sabbath/BlackSabbath67.jpg" border="0" alt="Black Sabbath Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Black Sabbath are an English rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Tony Iommi (guitar), Ozzy Osbourne (lead vocals), Geezer Butler (electric bass), and Bill Ward (drums and percussion). The band has since experienced multiple lineup changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of twenty-two musicians have at one time been members of Black Sabbath. Originally formed as a heavy blues-rock band named Earth, the band began incorporating occult- and horror-inspired lyrics with tuned-down guitars, changing their name to Black Sabbath and achieving multiple platinum records in the 1970s. Despite an association with occult and horror themes, Black Sabbath also composed songs dealing with social and political issues such as drugs and war.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-8327467094033306092010-05-18T03:33:00.000-07:002010-05-18T03:33:30.632-07:00TESLA<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/tesla" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj279/cadeorade22/TESLA.jpg" border="0" alt="the band Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
The band formed in 1984 in Sacramento as City Kidd, and was renamed Tesla during the recording of their first album, 1986's Mechanical Resonance, on the advice of their manager that City Kidd was not a great name (in addition, there was already another band going by that name). The band derived their name, certain album and song titles, and some song content from events relating to inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla.<br />
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The band's original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Jeff Keith, guitarists Frank Hannon and Tommy Skeoch, bassist Brian Wheat, and drummer Troy Luccketta.<br />
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Tesla's music is often referred to as heavy metal, but is better described as blues metal. The band's lyrics also strayed from the themes popular in heavy metal, particularly in the 1980s at the beginning of their career. A further distinction from their contemporaries was their T-shirt-and-jeans image which was in strong contrast to Glam Metal bands of the time, which were characterized by big hair, leather pants, and flashy makeup. Also in the early days of their career, Tesla toured with David Lee Roth, Def Leppard, and Poison which incorrectly resulted in the band being categorized as a Glam metal band. The band's members resented this labelling®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-27085144971847925872010-04-09T04:22:00.000-07:002010-04-09T04:22:40.275-07:00KISS<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/kiss%20band" target="_blank"><img src="http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn97/johnanthony826/kiss-band-poster.jpg" border="0" alt="KISS Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Kiss (styled KISS in capitals) is an American hard rock and heavy metal band formed in New York City in January 1973. Easily identified by its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date in the USA. The band has sold over 19 million albums in the United States,and their worldwide sales exceeded 100 million albums.<br />
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The lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful and identifiable. With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Demon (Simmons), Starchild (Stanley), Spaceman (Frehley), and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. The "Demon" makeup reflected Simmons's cynicism and dark elements, as well as his affection for comic books. Paul Stanley became the "Starchild" because of his tendency to be referred to as the "starry-eyed lover" and "hopeless romantic." Ace Frehley's "Spaceman" makeup was a reflection of him wanting to go for a ride in a space ship and supposedly being from another planet. Peter Criss's "Catman" makeup was in accordance with the belief that Criss had nine lives because of his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Because of creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had also waned considerably by that point.<br />
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In 1983, Kiss abandoned its makeup and profited from a commercial resurgence throughout the rest of the decade. Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup (with makeup) in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band continues to perform with makeup, while Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members.<br />
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Kiss was named by VH1 as 10th on their list of the '100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock'and 9th on 'The Greatest Metal Bands' list by MTV. On 23 September 2009, Kiss was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,ten years after becoming eligible but on December 15, 2009 it was announced that Kiss did not make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-45716569233246364362010-04-06T07:53:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:53:23.343-07:00CACOPHONY<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/cacophony" target="_blank"><img src="http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/odyessy99999/jaosnbeckermartyfriedman.jpg" border="0" alt="cacophony Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Cacophony was an American metal band formed in 1986 by guitarists Marty Friedman and Jason Becker. Cacophony is often recognized for its technically challenging, neo-classical metal and speed metal elements, as well as featuring two shred guitarists. The band broke up in 1989, with Friedman joining the successful thrash metal band Megadeth and Becker joining David Lee Roth's solo band.<br />
Their first album, the predominantly instrumental Speed Metal Symphony, fused classical and hard rock styles with Friedman's preference of exotic scales (especially obvious in the song "The Ninja"). It featured exceptionally fast, melodic and technical music.<br />
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Their second release Go Off! was a more song-oriented album, while still displaying the virtuosity of the two guitarists. Besides Becker, Friedman and Marrino, it featured a new bassist and a new drummer. The drums were played by Deen Castronovo, however the picture of new drummer Kenny Stavropoulos was included on the back cover and one tour (the last) in the USA and Japan was with Kenny Stavropoulos and with vocalist - Dan Bryant (Hexx). The guitar playing is more technical and the harmonization of the lead lines and solos are different from the common twin-guitar harmonies made common in heavy metal by such bands as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9208974754300891066.post-13511698351462220242010-04-05T06:37:00.001-07:002010-04-05T06:56:03.129-07:00NITRO<a href="http://photobucket.com/images/nitro" target="_blank"><img src="http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m198/Dance_Nation/nitro.jpg" border="0" alt="Nitro Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a><br />
Nitro was officially formed in 1987 after the release of Jim Gillette's solo album Proud to Be Loud, on which Michael Angelo Batio and bassist T. J. Racer performed. Drummer Bobby Rock, previously of Vinnie Vincent Invasion, was recruited and the band began recording material for their debut album. Signed with Rhino Entertainment, Nitro released O.F.R. in 1989. Rock left the band after the recording of the album, and was replaced with K. C. Comet for the subsequent promotional tour.<br />
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After the O.F.R. Tour, Comet and founding bassist Racer departed from the band, leaving Gillette and Batio to find new members. Ralph Carter and Johnny Thunder were brought in on bass and drums respectively, and the band proceeded to record the follow-up to their debut album. Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. was released in March 1992, after which the band broke up in 1993.<br />
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Post-Nitro, Gillette married hard rock musician Lita Ford and became a bodybuilder and Batio began and pursued a long solo career. In 1998, a collection of Nitro demos were featured on a compilation album entitled Gunnin' for Glory, which also included three songs by The Michael Angelo Band.<br />
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When asked at a Lita Ford gig if Nitro would ever get back together, Jim Gillette responded with "It would be great to do; maybe next year. It would take about six months to get back to where I would like it to be vocally.®kurts89@remajarockers®http://www.blogger.com/profile/17744194859190171728noreply@blogger.com0